Garter.



F. G. ZOBEL.

A GARTER, APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1911.

mama June 30, 19M.

L1QL6QQO FREDERICK C. ZOBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 1111 30, 1914,

Application filed Decembcr 4, 1911. Serial No. 663,740;

To all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. ZOBEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garters for holding up socks or short stockings and consists of a cheap, washable form of such garter adjustable to diiferent sizes, and composed of a single strip of cloth or similar flexible material adapted to be used with one or more collar buttons of standard form.

Garters now on the market usually comprise elastic material designed to give them adhesion and adj ustability, which elastic material soon stretches in use and becomes ineffective or becomes soiled and unsanitary.

My invention avoids these and other difliculties, as it consists of a simple strip of linen or other cloth combined with one or two collar buttons of any convenient form.

The best form of apparatus embodying my invention at present known to me is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which- Figure l-shows one form of cloth strip employed, Fig. 2 shows a portion of the leg of a wearer withthe garter in position, Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modification, Fig. 4 is a view of the form of cloth strip used in the modified form of Fig. 3, and Fig. is a detail view in perspective showing how one end of the strip shown in Fig. 4, is folded in use.

Throughout the drawings like reference characters indicate like parts.

1 is a stri of cloth or other flexible material made wide enough to avoid cuttin into the flesh of the wearer. This stri as a perforation at each end. Preferab y these perforations are slits like button holes, each adapted to receive the head of an ordinary collar button as indicated at 2 and 3 in Fig. 2. One button hole as 4, is preferably parallel to the length of the stripwhile the other 5 is diagonal thereto at an angle of degrees to button hole 4. Intermediate of the ends of strip 1, but nearer to button hole 4, are a series of slits or button holes, 6, 6, which are arranged in pairs, the members of each pair being equidistant from either one end of strip 1, and on opposite sides of a straight line passing along the middle of the strip and joining button holes 4 and 5.

1 of each pair of button holes 6, 6, and are parallel to said button holes.

The operation of this form of my invention is as follows: Strip 1 is folded along that one of the lines, 7, 7, which is at the proper distance from button hole 5 to encircle the leg' 13 of the wearer just below the knee. This folding brings the two'me mbers of one pair of button holes 6, 6 opposite one another and overlap or register throughout portions of their lengths. When the strip) is passed around the wearers leg a collar utton 2 is passed through button holes 5 and 6. These button holes being at right angles to each other give a certain adjustability' of diameter to the ring so formed so that any tension on the free end of the strip tends to cause the ring shaped portion to hug the leg above the swelling calf muscle more tightly, and so prevent thegarter sliping down, all in the usual Way. A second collar button 3, is pushed through button hole 4 carrying with it a portion of the sock 8, and

fastening the same to the garter.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the button holes 6', 6 are dispensed with. One end of the strip is folded longitudinally as shown at 9, and the button hole 10 is formed through the two thicknesses. The folded end is then passed through slit 11, in the other end of the garter and fastened to the sock by collar button 12 passing through button hole 10, as shown in Fig. 3.

The collar button used should be of bone,

orcelain, hard rubber or other material st calculated to give a good grip.

The advantages of m invention comprise its cheapness, adjustabi ity, interchan eability, ease of working and sureness o grip.

In both forms described as embodying my invention there are engaging means at each end of the fiat strip 1, comprising button holes 4 and 5, or 10 and 11, and there are diagonal folds in the body of strip, as at 7, 7, or at the end of crease 9, nearer to one end of the strip than to the other. One end button-hole, as 5 or 11, either alone, or with the assistance of a collar button mounted therein, serves as means for joining that end to the body of the strip near the diagonal folds to form a circular band encircling the leg of the wearer, while the free end projects substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the circular band, and the button: hole therein cooperating with another collar. button forms means for attachment to the sock.

Having described my inventionl claim l; A garter comprising a fiat strip of flexible material havin a perforation at each end, and a series 0 perforations-in the body of the, strip nearer to one end than to the other, the body of said strip being. creased diagonally at points adjacent to said intermediate perforations, whereby when. the strip is folded along one of said lines," and the farthest end brought around so that the erforation in it registers with the interme late perforation adjacent the line .of folding, an annular band is formed with the remaining portion of the strip proiecting at right angles to the plane thereof.

2. A garter comprising a flat strip of flexible material having each end, and a series of buttonholes formed diagonally in the body of the strip and arranged in pairs, said strip being provided with a diagonal crease intermediate of the buttonholes of each pair. p V

3. A garter comprising a flat strip of flexible material having a perforation: at each end, and a series of buttonholes formed diagonally in the body of the strip and an ranged in pairs, the strip being creased be tween the members of each pair on' lines parallel to the button holes.

4. A. garter comprising a flat strip ofv flexible material having a diagonal buttonhole at one end, a longitudinally arranged button hole at the other end and a series of diagonal button holes at an intermediate .meIi s c! .rangedinpairs, being equally distant from any one end of a perforation at adapted to point' arran ed at rightangles to the first mentioned diagonal button hole, the intermediate diagonal holes being arranged in pairs and spaced so as to permit a diagonal. old between the holes of any pair so that the holes of any pair will register one with another when the strip is folded.

' A garter comprising a flat strip of flexible material having a diagpnal button hole at one end, a longitudina y arranged button hole at the other end and a series of diagonal button holes at an intermediate point arranged at ht angles to the first mentioned diagonal v utton hole, said last diagonal button holes being arthe members of each pair the garter and oniopposite sides of a straightline joining the en button holes, the inter- I'mediate diagonal holes being arranged in 'paiis'iand-spaced so as to permit a diagonal fold between the holes of any pair so that the'holes' "of any pair will register one with another when the strip is folded.

6. In a after the combination with a straight strip oi flexible material perforated at each end,'and having a series of tions intermediate of the ends and 'agonal creases intermediate of the perforations eonstituting said series, of a collar button engage one end perforation and one or more of the intermediate perforations and a second collar button mounted in the "perforation in the free end whereby when the parts are so engaged and folded. along thevcreasean annular band is formed with a projecting portion having. a, button mounted in its projecting end.

FREDERICK O. ZOBEL.

Witnesses:

- N. BERNARD VAUSE,

Gno. VAusn.

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